Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses!

Originating in the arcades, Space Harrier is a third-person rail shooter with pseudo-3D graphics, set in the same world as Fantasy Zone. The lone titular hero fights aliens with a fireball-launching cannon, which can also be used to transform the hero into a flying rocket. The protagonist is constantly in motion, but the speed of his movement can be regulated by the player.

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Alternate Titles

"Sega Ages: Space Harrier" -- Japanese Saturn title
"スペースハリアー" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Space Harrier - Sega Master System	SEGA Master System
	Space Harrier	Commodore 64
	Space Harrier	SEGA 32X	$19.24
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User Reviews

An OK conversion of yet another Sega classic.	DOS	Satoshi Kunsai (1822)
Faithful Arcade Translation.	SEGA 32X	gametrader (229)
Excellent arcade translation.	SEGA Master System	Ash_1 (57)
Perfect Translation of an Old Game	SEGA 32X	Edward Brown (308)

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The Press Says

Zzap!	Amiga	Apr, 1989	85 out of 100	85
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Apr, 1989	82 out of 100	82
Commodore User	Amiga	Mar, 1989	81 out of 100	81
GamePro (US)	SEGA 32X	Apr, 1995	4 out of 5	80
1UP!	SEGA Master System	Jul 16, 2012	73 out of 100	73
IGN	SEGA 32X	Nov 17, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Consoles Plus	SEGA 32X	Mar, 1995	70 out of 100	70
Sega-16.com	SEGA 32X	May 23, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Happy Computer	Commodore 64	1986	64 out of 100	64
Power Play	SEGA Master System	1987	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Space Harrier originally mentioned that it took place in the Fantasy Zone just as the game of the same name, (remember the "Welcome to the Fantasy Zone! Get Ready!" intro?) and many have claimed that the games take place in the same universe considering the similarity in graphic design. While SEGA never made any official statement they did try to capitalize on the similarities with Space Fantasy Zone. An unreleased Fantasy Zone sequel for the PC Engine CD was developed that used the pseudo 3D gameplay of the Space Harrier series but used Opa-Opa and his gang of cute characters and levels.

It is unsure why the game never got released, but several beta copies have been leaked and you can easily find them around the net and run them with an emulator.

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This entry was contributed by Trypticon (4722), Max Tikhonov (895), PCGamer77